Faculty

Top-tier Excellence: UF MSE and NE Graduate Programs Continue to Shine Among the Best in the Nation

The UF Department of Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) and the UF Nuclear Engineering Program (NE), housed within the department, continue their stay among the best-ranked graduate school programs at public universities in the U.S.  The 2024 U.S. News &… Read More

Assel Aitkaliyeva Selected as UF Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentor Award Winner

Congratulations to Assel Aitkaliyeva, Ph.D., recipient of the 2022-2023 Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Dr. Aitkaliyeva is an associate professor in the Nuclear Engineering Program housed within the Department of Materials Science & Engineering. … Read More

Nuclear Sleuths: University of Florida to Lead $25 million National Consortium on Nuclear Forensics

For decades, the United States has been at the forefront of reducing the number of nuclear arms worldwide and curtailing the spread of illicit atomic-based technology. It has also led the way in developing the advanced nuclear forensics capabilities needed… Read More

Erika Moore Receives $1.85 million from NIH to Investigate How Ancestry Affects Wound Healing

Erika Moore, Ph.D. NIH MIRA Award

Erika Moore, Ph.D., holder of the Rhines Rising Star Larry Hench Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, has received the prestigious National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General… Read More

Andrew, Aitkaliyeva Receive Promotions

Jennifer Andrew, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor, and Assel Aitkaliyeva, Ph.D., has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.   Dr. Andrew received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her B.S. from Northwestern University,… Read More